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Doors, entrances and beyond : various aspects of entrances and doors of the tombs in the Memphite necropoleis during the Old Kingdom.

Doors are more than a physical means to close off an entrance or an exit; they can also indicate a boundary between two worlds. This volume considers the Memphite Necropoleis during the Old Kingdom, and proposes that porticos, false doors, niches and mastaba chapel entrances are interconnected in th...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Roeten, Leo (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Place of publication not identified] : Archaeopress, 2021.
Colección:Archaeopress Egyptology Ser.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Chapter One: About this Study ; Chapter Two: The Rituals and Tomb Elements ; Chapter Three: Introduction ; Doors ; Chapter Four: Doors, Closing the Monument ; Chapter Five: Doors, Other uses ; Chapter Six: Doors, False Doors and Porticos ; Chapter Seven: The Chapel and its Elements ; Chapter Eight: Decoration Directionality in Entrances and Chapels ; Chapter Nine: Portico Chapels ; Chapter Ten: The Themes of the Decoration ; Entrances and Decoration ; Chapter Eleven: The Door Jambs and the Entrance Thicknesses ; Chapter Twelve: The Entrance Thicknesses and Chapel Walls ; Offering Places ; Chapter Thirteen: Offering places ; Chapter Fourteen: Discussion and Conclusions ; Tables ; Bibliography, Abbreviations and Technical Terms ; General Index.